Georgia: Chattooga County: Civil War Service Record of Lieutenant William M.McCollum, 35th Regiment, Chattooga Mountaineers ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: William W. McCollum mccollumw@home.com ==================================================================== Lieutenant William M. McCollum Adjutant, 35th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry "Chattooga Mountaineers" Army of Northern Virginia, A.P. Hill's Corps, Maj Gen C.M. Wilcox's Division Brig Gen E.L. Thomas' Brigade September 25, 1861 Enlisted as a private in Company I at Subligna Chattooga County, Georgia December 31, 1861 Sick in the hospital at Dumfries, Virginia February 28, 1862 Sick in the hospital at Richmond, Virginia March 1862 Returned to duty April 30, 1862 Present for duty September 22, 1862 Name appears on a Parole of Prisoners of War, Signed by the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Army of the Potomac October 2, 1862 Captured at Frederick, Maryland November 20, 1862 Admitted to USA General Hospital Number 4 At Frederick, Maryland December 8, 1862 Transferred from prison at Fort McHenry, Maryland to Fort Monroe, Virginia by order Of General Wood May 3, 1863 Wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Listed as A Lieutenant. May 6, 1863 General Hospital Number 4 Richmond, Virginia May 14, 1863 In General Hospital Number 4, Richmond, Virginia for gunshot wound May 15, 1863 Transferred to Rome, Georgia for 30 days (recuperation) November 1, 1863 Captain L.P. Thomas, Brandy Station, Virginia Certifies that he last paid Lt. McCollum through March 31, 1863 and he has not been paid since. December 2, 1863 Lt McCollum signs for $80.00 pay for the period 1-30 April 1863 at Rome, Georgia February 29, 1864 Lt McCollum signs for 2 months of pay at $80.00 Per month for the period 30 April – 30 June 1863 April 30, 1864 Present for duty as Brevet Second Lieutenant May 26, 1864 Howard Groves Hospital Richmond, Virginia June 13, 1864 Signed for $80.00 pay for period 1-31 July 1863 June 23, 1864 Captain Barksdale acknowledges paying Lt McCollum $80.00 for period 1-31 August 1863 June 27, 1864 Returned to duty August 31, 1864 Signed as Acting Adjutant/Quartermaster for Supplies, food, clothing. Petersburg, Virginia September 23, 1864 Signed for $400.00 pay for period 31 August 1863 to 31 January 1864 September 30, 1864 Signed regimental quarterly forage statement October 29, 1864 Listed as returned to duty with Brg Gen E.L. Thomas' Brigade October 30, 1864 Listed as returned to duty with Army of Northern Virginia, AP Hill's Corps, Maj Gen C.M. Wilcox's Division October 31, 1864 Present for duty November 30, 1864 Present for duty December 31, 1864 Present for duty April 9, 1865 Lt William M. McCollum appears as a signer of a Parole of Prisoners of War, belonging to the Army Of Northern Virginia, this day surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, CSA, commanding said Army, to Lieut Genl U.S. Grant, commanding Armies of United States. Done at Appomattox Courthouse Virginia November 11, 1919 Applied for Confederate pension in Atlanta, GA November 13, 1919 Pension eligibility approved.